CAIHS Monday Morning Message
April 22, 2024
PSSA's start Tuesday and 4 Weeks until the Keystones Exams
CAIHS Families,
8th Grade PSSA's start on Tuesday. Students will take the ELA on Monday and Tuesday. On Monday they will take and A.M. and P.M. session and Tuesday they will take an A.M. session. It is extremely important that they are present and doing their best on these exams. Please make sure that they are on school on time and ready to show what they know. The following week they will take the Math on Tuesday and Science on Thursday.
The PSSA's provide us with an understanding of student and school performance related to the attainment of proficiency for the 8th Grade on level academic standards. Last year as a school we scored 30% Proficient/Advanced in ELA, 10% Proficient/Advanced in Math and, 32% Proficient/Advanced in Science. As you can see we have a lot of room for growth. We have been working hard in all areas to address our areas of need and to improve our scores as well as overall growth from year to year progress. Because of our scores we are on an Improvement Plan for the PA Department of Education to improve scores and attendance. It is extremely important for our students to try their best when taking the exams to show their true knowledge and because we can also track and teach to their areas of need. We will continue to send out information on the PSSA's and Keystone Exams.
Teacher Appreciation Week!
Hello parents/guardians, it is Teacher Appreciation Week next month from May 6th to 10th. In order to plan for the week, Spotlight has created a sign-up genius link to help with the week's celebrations. On behalf of our teachers and staff, thank you in advance for your help and generosity.
Link for the sign-up genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F094FACAB2AA7FD0-49152374-caihs
CAIHS Teacher Appreciation 2024 Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6th - 10th this year. Please help us celebrate and appreciate our AMAZING faculty. Please drop off all donations by Friday, May 3rd. Thank you for your support!
PBIS Success and ROCK Winners
Last week our staff handed out 371 Rocks and the following students were selected for prizes.
Layla Adams
Osman Kromah
Desmond Eggleston
Jaxon Hunt
Logan George
Dominic Desena
Julian Marsh
Maddie Moses
Gio Dipietrantonio
Tayla Sullivan
Maria Roman
Ben Whiteman
Ashlyn Torrens
After School Tutoring
After School Tutoring has begun. Please see the schedule below for drop in sessions to help with your grades, PSSA's and Keystone preparation. All tutoring sessions will run to 3:15 p.m. unless the teachers specifies that the session will run later. Below is the schedule for the students to drop in and receive the tutoring and they can work on improving the grades or PSSA or Keystone Prep.
ELA: Tuesdays, Wednesday, and Thursdays with Ms. Town in Room 208
ELA: Monday and Tuesday with Mrs. Finnerty in Room 112 and for make-up work in all classes
Math: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday with Mr. Kefover in Room 304 and Dr. Dantzler in Room 306
Math: Monday and Wednesday with Mrs. Wagner in Room 305
Math: Monday and Thursday with Ms. Homer in Room 303
- Biology Teachers have started after school tutoring for the upcoming Keystones Exams on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please see Mrs. Renshaw and Mrs. Clouser.
Pathways to Graduation Information
Please see the Powerpoint for the Pathways to Graduation. In order to graduate with a diploma in Pennsylvania students have to complete one of these pathways. The first way is to pass the three Keystone exams for Algebra, Biology and Literature. Please take time to review this with you student as we will also review it with them in school.
Coatesville Community Health and Wellness Fair
Please Support the Coatesville Music Program and Fundraiser
School Store
Below is a link to order Coatesville Merchandise for you and your family. We have a variety of clothing options from sweatshirts, 3/4 quarter zips, T-Shirts, Sweatpants, polos, and lots of other options in many colors and styles. Below is the link to order. https://caihsstaffstore.itemorder.com/shop/home/
ATTENDANCE
If a student misses 18 days of school and/or 9 days in a semester, and/or misses the same class 18 times, and/or is habitually late to school, he/she will be required to have a School Attendance Improvement Plan (SAIP) meeting. From the meeting, the team will discuss the student’s attendance and make a potential recommendation for retention or being held back.
In order to receive credit, a student must attend 90% of his/her class days.
If a student misses more than 10 lawful or unlawful absences, requires an excuse from a licensed practitioner of the healing arts or medical doctor.
A student can be retained for failing to show academic achievement for promotion.
Retention or being held back shall only be considered for the worst-case scenarios and parents/guardians will be notified and a part of the process.
CAIHS families, should you have any questions, please reach out to CAIHS's administration.
Year Book Early Sales Event
The 2023-2024 Coatesville Area Intermediate High School Yearbook is currently on sale for $40. Make sure you order early to get the sale price and current promotions. If you have any questions, please reach out to the yearbook advisor Ms. Perri at PerriA@casdschools.org
HOME ACCESS CENTER & STUDENT SCHEDULES
Students and Parents,
Parents, the Home Access Center is open for you to view your student’s schedule and grades. The Home Access Center can be reached at the following link:
http://homeaccess.casdschools.org/HomeAccess/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fhomeaccess
As students enter the site:
Username: firstname.lastname (no spaces)
Password: student ID
Counselors contact information (Grades 8-9) for schedule issues is:
Last Names: A-L Mrs. Rodgers at rodgerst@casdschools.org
Last Names: M-Z Mr. Shirk at shirks@casdschools.org
CHROMEBOOKS/TECHNOLOGY
Please remember to charge your Chromebook and be sure to bring your school issued Chromebook and Charger the first day of school. If your child doesn’t have a Chromebook, they will be issued one during the first few weeks of school.
- For new students- chromebooks are being formatted and will be handed out to those students in the 1st and 2nd weeks of school.
- For students who have broken or lost chromebooks we will lend you a chromebook until yours can be replaced.
- 9th grade students- will continue to use your current chromebook and when the new chromebooks come in you will turn in your old chromebook and receive a new one.
The annual technology insurance fees for the 2023-24 school year were posted to Rev Track. As always, the technology insurance fee for students receiving compass benefits is waived.
Also, there is an annual cap of $100 per family to support families with multiple children. Please remit the posted technology insurance fees before the start of the school year - The discount is applied at checkout.
- Grades K-12: $40 per student
- The annual technology insurance fee includes one device repair per school year at no cost – The most common repair is replacing a screen at a cost of $450 for devices.
- Subsequent repairs beyond the first repair per school year incur a progressive repair deductible, depending on the device type.